The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-06
THE YACHTS.
The Americans Again Victorious
Over the British, in New
York Waters.
The Volunteer Beats the Scotch
Thistle by Eleven
Minutes.


$40 a. m.-Raining heavily; wind in
creasipg rapidly; now blowing twenty
miles an hour, and the fog is lifting.
10:42 a. m.-The preparatory gun was
fired at 1882, and the starting signal has
just been fred. The yachts are now
maneuvering for the start. The wind is
fifteen miles, and the fog lifting. There
is heavy sea on.
10:45 a. m.-The yachts crossed the line
about 1898. The haze prevents close
observations, but the Volunteer seemed to
have slight lead, though both boats were
close together. They are going very fast.
1856 a. MAS the yachts crossed the
line, the Thistle was seen to be to wind
ward. They are heading east northeast,
sailing on course laid towards Rockaway.
The Volunteer is out pointing the SCOTCH
man. They have become very indistinct
objects on the misty horizon, and will
soon disappear from view, unless the fog
clears away. Their relative positions are
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about 500 yards apart.
Sandy Hook, lilo a. m.-The Volun-
teer, after the start, beat to windward in
great style, and, through the drifting fog,
could be seen gaining on the Scotch cut
ter. Ten minutes after the start she was
we'll to windward, and was pulling away
from the Thistle. The wind is from the
east, northeast, and blowing at a rate of
twenty -four miles an hour. The yachts
are now out of sight.
Long Beach, 11:45 a. m.-The yachts
are in sight, heading this way. The sig
nails cannot be distinguished. They are
all punched.
Sandy Hook, 1910 y. m.-The wind has
increased several miles within the past
hour. A thick mist still hangs over the
highlands. A steamboat, which just
came into the horseshoe, reports hav-
ing passed the yachts eight miles
northwest of the starting point.
The Volunteer was leading the Thistle by
an eighth of a mile. Both we're carrying
working topsails, and the Volunteer stood
up much better than the Thistle.
LONG BRANCH, 1852 p. m.-The yachts
are about one mile south of the turning
stake. The Volunteer leads by over @
mile. She will turn the stake boat in about
10 minutes. She has her mair sail, fore
staysail, jib and working jib topsail set.
SANDY Hook, 1:15 p. m.-The Volunteer
has turned the stake boat and is returning
to the finishing line with her spinnake tC
port and the mainsail to starboard. She
put out her balloon jib topsail after
rounding. The sea is going down {
trihe.
Long Beach, 1:4O p. m.-The Volunteer
is two miles ahead.
Sandy Hook, 1:45 p. m.-The ocean il
covered with white caps, and it is blowing
half gale. The pilot boats are scuddinl
about under double reefs. The wind il
now thirty miles an hour and increasing
If it blows much harder, the racers viii
have to house their topmasts. 1t will be
fast race and the finish line may be reached
before 4 o'clock.
ALL ABOUT THE RACE.
The second attempt TO sail the seconC
race in two out of three match, TO
Americas cup, was accomplished to-da.
under circumstances that compelled tn
most ultra Britisher to say that the cutie
Thistle was beaten fairly and soundly
The first victory of the Volunteer was no
thoroughly admitted by the foreigners
The latter allowed that the race on tn
inside course was not a fair one in itself
and they declared the growing of steam
boats lent assistance towards defeating
the purpose of the Thistle.
The day did not open propitiously
The same old storm that had been hang
ing about for two days still fingered, ant
the bank of fog that showed yesterda!
was still under the skies.
When the boats got below Sandy Hool
they found right lively breeze. Excur
sion boats came down, to the number OF
twenty-five, and these, together witt
steam yachts and tugs with privat
parties aboard, swelled the number u
fifty. Every one of the $4,000 spectator
saw as square a run as was ever sailed il
any waters. The contestants were at tn
point of the start in good season as wa
the Electra, flagship of the New Yorl
Yacht club, with the committee of judge
on board. 1t was precisely 1870 a. m
that the preparatory signal was given
That was the time stated in the circula
formally issued by the committee day
ago. At that time the excursion boat
and steam yachts had gathered about tn
line formed from the Electra to the Scot
land light ship, and made a gala day pic
tuFe. At 10:40 the gun to start wa
given.
THE START.
At that moment the Thistle and Volun
teer we're southeast of line not tw
hundred yards apart, each working grad
ually TO the line. The Thistle was neare
and went away on her trip nearly fou
lengths ahead of the Volunteer. The yacht
started as follows
Thistle-10 hours, 40 minutes, 81 sec
onds.
Volunteer-10 hours, 40 minutes, SOL
seconds.
They went over on the starbOard tacl
and the Volunteer at once began to out
point and out-foot her opponent. Thei
course was north of northeast for 2
miles to windward and return before th
wind. The weathering qualities of th
yachts we're seen at once.
The yachts rounded the outer mark lik
this: Volunteer, 2 hours, 26 minutes an
40 seconds. Thistle, hours and Al min
utes. The boats set their spinnakeE
coming home, and the question as
whether the broad cutter could go fas
enough before the wind TO make up tn
Volunteers gain in windward work, was
be decided. The Volunteer had the lea
Il.